Dressed in a plain robe, Hongyan sat upright, with his eyes closed from the beginning of the game, without any movement.

During this period, Bai Lan'er looked at him sideways many times, still like that, she thought that the master was asleep, until the host announced the end of the second round of the competition, she saw him slowly open her eyes, but instead of looking at the competition table, she squinted at the sun above her head, took a deep breath, and reached out to get the teacup on the table.

Bai Lan'er couldn't understand what the master was doing, and she didn't know what he was thinking, seeing that he wanted to drink water, she picked up the teapot on the table very interestingly, poured half a cup of tea, handed it to Hongyan, and said, "It's a hot day, Master, please drink tea to quench your thirst." ”

Hongyan took it slowly, took a sip, and asked in a gentle tone, "Lan'er, do you know why the teacher brought you here?" ”

Bai Lan'er shook her head.

In the past year as a teacher, not to mention that I can often see the master, I rarely even speak, and even this time the master sent someone to say it.

So to say that she is a disciple of Hongyan, even she herself feels strange.

"The apprentice is not good at learning, his qualifications are still shallow, and his grades have not yet reached the standard in Master's heart. Bai Lan'er said humbly.

Hongyan smiled, smiling warmly, this was the first time Bai Lan'er had seen him smile in the past year.

Bai Lan'er praised, "Master is smiling so beautifully!" ”

Hongyan retracted his smile, and there was a hint of loneliness in his eyes that was not easy for others to notice.

In his eyes, there is a story.

Bai Lan'er, you are like my daughter who is already in heaven, too similar, really too similar, if she is still alive, she must be like you, slim and standing beside me.

In the spring of last year, Bai Xiaotian, the head of the Bai Mansion, asked for a painting in Hongyan, and invited Hongyan to be a guest at home, and Bai Xiaotian intended to hand over his daughter to Hongyan to learn Danqing art, so he called Bai Lan'er out of the boudoir, which was the first time the two met, and Hongyan who saw Bai Lan'er for the first time was also stunned, how could there be such a similar person in this world.

That is, on this day, Gucheng Danqing Taidou Hongyan, who had never accepted a female disciple, unexpectedly accepted a female disciple, that is, Bai Lan'er.

A young woman who resembles her deceased daughter.

Miss is missing, but Hongyan knows that it is not his daughter, so he deliberately restrains himself, the two are rarely able to meet, as for learning Danqing, he usually makes some simple Danqing foundations, and the rest of the time is mostly taught by his eldest disciple Lu You.

Bai Lan'er didn't dare to see that the master didn't drink the tea with the teacup, so she was stunned and shouted softly, "Master? ”

Hongyan came back to his senses, put down the teacup, and said apologetically: "You have also worshiped me as a teacher for more than a year, and I feel very guilty for being a teacher, and I have not taught you anything in-depth, and I have this opportunity today, I will teach you some in-depth painting and appreciation knowledge!" ”

Bai Lan'er shook her head and hurriedly replied: "Master and Senior Brother often order Lan'er, but Lan'er is naturally dull, lazy and not hard to practice, and to this day it is still not a climate, and her qualifications are mediocre!" ”

"I hope Master doesn't blame!" He laughed and said, "For the teacher's mistakes, I will teach you more in the future!" ”

Bai Lan'er nodded and smiled lightly.

Hongyan sat quietly and did not speak again.

The Danqing competition on the field has begun.

"Oh, have you heard, huh! Gucheng Danqing Tai Dou Hongyan personally came to evaluate this Danqing competition today! It's rare to live a few times, maybe you can see Master Hongyan writing in public! ”

The second brother outside the field was excited, although it didn't have much to do with him, but he was so excited that it was as if he had something to do with him.

The eldest brother couldn't wait to wake him up, "Come on, you, and I'll draw it for you myself, just think about it, Master Hongyan has rules, never paint on the street, how can I easily hold a pen to show you!" ”

The second brother smiled and said: "That's right, Master Hongyan is painting on the street, so it's not a Danqing drama!" ”

Han Limo has been paying attention to the stage, and if you don't understand, you will ask the two next to you, the poetry competition just now is really exciting, but I feel that it is almost meaningful, so many candidates, and the strength of Xu Chun of Hengxiang Academy and An Yuan of Nanxiang Academy is there.

As for the Gucheng Danqing Taidou Hongyan Master who has been praised by the people around him, Han Limo has never seen it, and he doesn't know which corner he is sitting in.

The academy that thought that Danqing couldn't do it gave up the Danqing competition early, but there were also scholars who loved this Danqing but couldn't draw well and had the courage to ask the academy to come to the stage, after all, they could get the face-to-face allocation of Master Danqing Taidou Hongyan, and they could also avoid some detours.

Han Limo looked at the six people on the stage who were still insisting on painting, Xu Chun and Jiang Ning from Hengxiang Academy, An Yuan and Liu Puhe from Nanxiang Academy, Wang Jun from Mobei Academy, and an unknown young man from Yangchun Academy.

Xu Chun of this Hengxiang Academy, the name of the first genius in Gucheng is really worthy of his name, and his articles and poems are the best among the eight academies, and he is also concentrating on painting at this time, and his danqing attainments must be no problem.

It's just that this Anyuan has lost his previous arrogance and obediently paints on the side.

How would Han Limo know that Ling Tian, the city lord of Ling City, almost didn't scare him back to the barracks, where could he still be arrogant!

But such a talented person, why just succumb to this Gucheng, although Gucheng is the first city in the world, you can look at the entire national capital, it is also a small place, and it is not a greater ambition to be a powerful minister living above the imperial court!

So Han Limo turned around and asked the two: "Two big brothers, this Xu Chun has such a talent at a young age, but why do you want to live in this Gucheng to participate in the small academy competition, instead of trying to compete with the scholars of the world, this reputation is much louder than the number one talent in this Gucheng!" ”

The second brother laughed again, squeezed a bunch of meat, and said stupidly: "Where is there a beauty in this famous world!" ”

A manly man, full of talent and learning, must be admitted to serve the country, how can he miss the dream of the family and the country because of the love of his children?

At this time, the eldest brother spoke, and he didn't know whether what he said was true or false, and said: "Second brother, you have to talk nonsense, I heard that this Xu Chun's father Xu Tuo used to be a big official in the court, but because he participated in the neutralization reform, he offended a lot of people and damaged the interests of many old factions in the DPRK. I heard that a few years ago, Xu Chun still wanted to go to Kyoto to catch the exam, but he was dissuaded by his father's good talk, and then he was like this, and he entered the Hengxiang Academy as a teacher! ”

The second brother rolled his eyes, obviously disagreeing with the eldest brother's statement, and insisted that the most important reason was because of the baby daughter of the old dean of Hengxiang, Yuan Ruoyi.

Han Limo shook his head and smiled, these two people didn't know if they were reliable, but they were not interested in listening to these gossips in depth.

The competition was about to end, and just when the incense burned to its lowest point, a puff of smoke rose, and the time was up.

The host announced that the time was up, and the six stopped writing.

"Let's go, go on stage!" Hearing the host's announcement, Hongyan said to Bai Lan'er beside him.

"Shall I go up too?" Bai Lan'er was stunned.

Hongyan hummed, got up and walked slowly to the stage.

He was followed by Bai Lan'er.

At the moment when the host finished announcing, everyone outside the venue stood on tiptoe, all looking forward to it, waiting for the appearance of Danqing Tai Dou Hong, wanting to see what this divine dragon looked like in Gucheng Danqing Tai Dou Hong.

Han Limo is no exception, what kind of person is this Bai Lan'er's master!

I only saw a middle-aged man in a plain robe who looked gentle and elegant, with his head held high, exuding a simple and elegant atmosphere, and slowly walked up to the test platform, followed by a graceful woman in white.

It's her!

Han Limo recognized the woman in white at a glance, it was Bai Lan'er.

Han Limo didn't expect that her master would be a middle-aged man, and in his stereotype, the one who could be called a master must be a respected old man.

And Hongyan is just entering middle age and is respected and loved by the people of Gucheng, and Danqing's attainments must have been extraordinary.

In the face of the arrival of Master Hongyan, everyone on the field divided into divisions and shouted in unison, "Master Hongyan!" ”

Hongyan nodded, crossed the crowd to the table where he painted, and glanced at Danqing, a scholar of Yangchun Academy, and the author next to him was worried, this time Danqing thought that he didn't play well, and he always felt that something was missing, and at this moment he was showing that uneasy and expectant eyes, waiting for Master Hongyan to speak, hoping to get a half-word point.

However, Master Hongyan only glanced at it, but did not say a word, and directly skipped his painting.

The scholars of Yangchun Academy turned gloomy with their faces darkened, their faces full of loss, and their mood fell to the bottom.

When he came to the table of Mobei Academy, Master Hongyan suddenly said to Bai Lan'er: "Lan'er, what do you think of these two paintings?" ”

In front of me is a picture of flowers and birds, a landscape map, birds playing with flowers, ink landscapes.

Bai Lan'er stepped forward to watch, and commented after a while: "A hundred flowers are blooming, birds are in flocks, birds are playing among the flowers, and they look like they are intoxicated by spring!"

This ink landscape map, the peak stone is strange, and the river under your feet flows slowly, as if there is a sense of flow! The focus of the pen and ink is also good. After that, Bai Lan'er looked at Hongyan, and she didn't know if she was right.

Master Hongyan did nod and asked, "But what are the shortcomings?" ”

Shortcoming? As soon as the two people from Mobei Academy heard this, their faces turned white, was it just a little better than the kid from Yangchun Academy? Wouldn't that be a no-brainer?

Bai Lan'er looked at it again, for a long time, frowned, shook her head at Hongyan and said, "I don't see anything wrong with it!" ”

"Well, we'll talk about it later!" After speaking, Hongyan walked to the table of Nanxiang Academy again, glanced at the bamboo picture of Liupuhe, and was quite satisfied, picked up the brush and drew on the picture again, and then called Liupuhe, and asked, "What's the difference?" ”

Liu Puhe was happy in his heart, Master Hongyan recognized my painting, and he wanted to click on me in public!

Liu Puhe held back his excitement and said: "The composition looks more three-dimensional, and it feels like swaying with the wind!" ”

"Do you know why?" Master Hongyan asked.

"The juniors don't know, I hope the master will guide me!" Liu Puhe was very respectful, and bent down to plead.

"The outline of the thickness of the lines is very important, the distance of the composition is also very important, on the whole, you don't have much problem with this bamboo picture, pay more attention to the outline of the lines in the future, it will go to the next level!" After speaking, he directly skipped the Danqing of Yasaki.

Walked straight to the Danqing of Hengxiang Academy.

"Master Hongyan, what are you doing here? Why don't you look at me? Yasaki frowned and opened his mouth to question Hongyan.

Hongyan didn't speak, and everyone didn't dare to talk.

An Yuan's face was gloomy, and he spoke again: "Why don't you look at me?" ”

"It's too angry, it's not suitable for painting!" Hongyan turned to look at An Yuan, and said unhurriedly: "If the painting is infused with anger, the painting is a painting full of anger, and you are not suitable for painting!" ”

An Yuan clenched his fists, his face full of anger, but when he thought of Ling Tian's words, he released his fist again, glanced at Hongyan, turned around and got off the test platform, and left the Chengfu compound directly.

Before everyone could react, An Yuan left Chengfu, and even his father An Tianhua didn't understand why, his son had already left.

Hongyan looked indifferent, and he didn't bother to pay attention to such an immature and stable young man.